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veilxstars · 6 months ago

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EVENT 01; PUMPKIN PALOOZA

Welcome to Pumpkin Palooza, Cardinal Hill’s enchanting autumn festival! The town square bursts with carved pumpkins, warm cider, and festive games. Explore magical potion stands, hunt for hidden treasures, and enjoy local crafts and treats. Join the fun and discover the delightful surprises waiting for you at this year’s Pumpkin Palooza!

feel free to use the below as locations/activities in your threads. these are all the things that my characters are offering to the event itself.

Scout Proctor (located at the Maplewood Inn)

Pumpkin-Themed Menu: Scout has created a autumn themed menu for guests featuring pumpkin-inspired dishes and treats, such as pumpkin spice lattes, savory pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pastries, drawing in festival-goers looking for a warm meal.

Harvest Craft Workshops: She hosts craft workshops in the inn’s common area, where guests can make pumpkin-themed decorations, candle holders, and mini scarecrows.

Spooky Movie Nights: In the evenings, Scout sets up a cozy screening area with blankets and popcorn for family-friendly Halloween movies.

Grey Hawthorne (located in the town square)

Pony and Mule Rides: Grey has agreed to provide Meridoc, the pony, and Missus, the mule. He stays on the premises with his animals and strikes up conversations with parents and children alike.

Charity Raffle: Grey has organized a charity raffle featuring items he has collected, with proceeds going to local animal shelters or rehabilitation centers.

Hay Rides (ft. Jack & Queen): In the evening, Grey is one of the people who give hay rides as a closing activity to families.

Mags Harper (located in the town square)

Pumpkin Flower Arrangements: Mags creates whimsical bouquets using seasonal flowers and small pumpkins as vases. Visitors can choose their flowers and arrange their own pumpkin bouquets.

Flower Crown Station: Mags also makes flower crowns for children (or adults) who would like to have one. She focuses on autumnal colors and flowers.

Puck Thorne (...)

he has done absolutely nothing, and he is enjoying walking around and taking in the festival without contributing. you can see him taking pictures to send to his editor, as she doesn't believe these small town events actually happen.

Aristotle McIntyre (located in the town square, at the Shadow Curiosities stall)

Memory Tree: Aris has set up a "Memory Tree" station where festival-goers can write down and hang their favorite autumn memories on colorful paper leaves.

Memory Jars: Using small jars that he has collected, as well as small trinkets (such as buttons, bits of lace, pins, charms etc), he helps festival-goers create memory jars to fill with notes and decorations to remember this year's event.

Arjun Deshmukh (located in the town square & at Soundwaves)

Storytime Corner: Arjun is working at the storytime corner reading/telling stories to children. He is also using this as a good opportunity to introduce service dogs to children and teach them the importance of always asking before they pet a working dog.

At night, Arjun dedicates part of his program to go over the happenings from the Pumpkin Palooza as well as using his air-time to play appropriate music and tell fall themed ghost stories.

Marisol Hargrove (located in the town square)

Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt: children and adults are encouraged to run through the maze and search for decorated pumpkins. Inside, they may find a playful trick or a treat.

Miniature Garden Station: She has a small craft station where attendees create their own miniature fairy gardens using small plants, stones, and decorations.

Tea (potion) Tasting Booth: With Copper's help, she sells tea (potions) which include seasonal favorites like a “Pumpkin Spice Elixir” that warms the heart or a “Harvest Moon Tonic” for enhancing dreams.

Luciana Castillo (located in the town square)

Magic Shows: Luciana performs short magic shows throughout the event, showcasing her sleight of hand and illusions.

"Mabbitt’s Corner”: Setting up a dedicated area of her store at the festival, Luciana could showcase some of the enchanting props and supplies available at Mabbitt’s.

Mystery Box Challenge: She has set up a fun mystery box challenge where attendees have to guess what’s inside various boxes based only on tactile clues.

#event: the pumpkin palooza #mouse. event recap

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jenna12381 · 2 months ago

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Thieves In Time Redux: Rewriting the tutorial

You guys likely already know how Thieves In Time Redux begins. Penelope gets dragged into the events of the game against her will. Let's go over how she does during the story's opening...

We open near the museum, same as in canon. The only difference? There's four figures instead of three. The opening exchange now includes Penelope.

I'll just go ahead and show you the entire thing...

"Okay, you three remember the plan, right?"

"Of course! My mind is like a steel cap!"

"Uh, that's 'trap', Big Guy. And everybody relax! We've been over it a million times. What could possibly go wrong?''

"Famous last words! Look, we're only going to get one shot at this, so we can't mess up!"

"Alright, no messing up allowed. Now stop worrying! This is gonna be a piece of cake!"

"Question. Is it too late for me to back out?"

"I'm afraid so. You're coming with me, remember?"

"...Fine."

"We won't be out here forever, Sis! All we gotta do is take that dagger, do our thing, and clobber some fools into next week!"

"...Right. I'll keep that in mind."

"And with that, I'll see you all inside. Now let's get going!"

Penelope will be joining Bentley in the sewers. Before the opening, she had been targeted by kidnappers. She told Bentley about them in a panic, and... that's why she's here. She doesn't get enough time to vanish without a trace. Oh, and her blueprints for Le Paradox's blimp went missing.

Spoiler alert: They were stolen.

Sly's section is identical to canon, save for a few new lines. Same deal for Murray.

Bentley's section is changed up to accommodate Penelope. She'll only be following him for now... at least until her segment begins.

Just like in canon, Bentley falls deeper in the sewers... and gets separated from Penelope.

"How's that security system coming, Bentley?"

" Uh... Great! Perfect! I'll be done in a jiffy! *moves forward, only to realize he didn't land where he was supposed to* H--how did I...?"

"I thought you said 'no messing up allowed', old friend."

"I'm... taking the scenic route tonight!"

"Uh-huh... *short pause* You haven't forgotten Penelope, have you? Aren't you supposed to be watching her?"

This leads to a tutorial section for our favorite mouse girl. Her objective is finding Bentley. She's also given a title: The Wild Card.

"Sorry, I'm a little nervous. Nearly losing you to kidnappers does that."

"'A little', you say? You've been a nervous wreck ever since we left HQ."

Since this happens to be Penelope's very first solo outing, poor Bentley is freaking out. Penelope, meanwhile, isn't nearly as uneasy. She's just annoyed that she's been dragged into this adventure against her will. Not that she can tell Bentley why...

She instead tries to reassure him that yes, she can take care of herself... only to immediately follow that up by trying to run off. Bentley, of course, thinks she got lost and turns her around. She plays along and evades suspicion.

Since running off is no longer an option, Penelope goes off to find Bentley... When she does, he's in the process of almost getting jumped by a guard. She responds by knocking said guard out... because nobody touches that turtle except her.

Now reunited, they move onward to the same control room from canon.

Everything after that is nearly identical to vanilla. Yes, even Murray's segment. And yes, even Carmelita catching Sly in the act of thieving around.

The only difference is Penelope now being in the van with the boys as they all drive into a time portal.

Not a bad intro, huh? I've already talked about everyone's character arcs in previous posts, so here's a quick recap...

Sly learns that maybe ditching his friends on Kaine Island wasn't the best idea.

Bentley learns that he needs to not be overprotective of Penelope, but rather supportive.

Murray... doesn't go through much of a arc. He's focused on being a good older brother towards Penelope.

And Penelope? She's got a lot to learn about friendship. I bet you can't wait to see how she goes from distant and not wanting to be here to willing to take responsibility for what she's done. Because yes, she is still responsible for the Le Paradox incident in this rewrite.

I won't be writing Penelope as a sociopath, but rather as someone disconnected from her friends and what she actually needs.

Lastly, I want to address how long it's been since the end of Sly 3. It's been roughly 19 months since Sly started faking amnesia.

At the beginning of this rewrite, Sly and Bentley are 22, Murray is 23, Penelope is 21, and Carmelita is 25. No clue about Dimitri or the villains.

#sly cooper #thieves in time #thieves in time rewrite

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everybody-loves-purdy · 9 months ago

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ivypools heart was the first bit of warriors ive read since omen of the stars when i was 12 and the occassional super edition and like was the writing always this....bad? the first conversation with rootspring didnt even feel like anything real characters would say they just went back and forth stating how they felt and recapping the previous plot events. everything went so fast and it felt like the characters at the emergency gathering were just charicatures... jayfeather snaps, tigerheartstar is aggressive, leafstar says something wise, dovewing is sweet. everyone felt like they were reading lines. it was clear that everyone would have to go for the plot so everyone just kind of repeated each other for a while. even ivypool was like i miss bristlefrost...bc shes GONE. she was my daughter, she had four paws and a tail, she had gray fur, she was an apprentice. one time she caught a mouse. i didnt even know bristlefrost and i have no idea who she is since ivypool doesnt seem to mourn her as a person

This is very much standard warrior cats writing yes. Rule number one of being a warrior cats fan: don’t expect objective quality. I think most of us that have been into the series for a long time are here because we’re too invested in this silly violent cat soap opera, not because we think that Erin Hunter’s works are literary greats.

I personally did very much like the preview, but given that I run a warrior cats blog I’m most definitely going to have a bias. And I personally just think that everyone at the gathering was just being themselves and in character. Although again - bias, since I am running a blog about this cat soap opera.

I will say Ivypool’s heart is the wrong book to try and read if the last arc you’ve read was oots, this book is very much relies on you reading the broken code and a starless clan to know who’s who and what’s what. And I will say it’s only the first three chapters, Ivypool might think a bit more about Bristlefrost specifically later on in the book, but she has been dead for moons now. Grief is often the little things. But again it could just be the Erins not knowing who Bristlefrost was either because they sure as hell didn’t seem to know for books 4 and 5 of tbc. But again, standard warrior cats writing, it is to be expected.

#anonymous #Ivypool’s heart spoilers #warrior cats spoilers

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youphoriaot7 · 2 years ago

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helloooo!! i am sen, nice to meet you all :D i've never actually used tumblr for fandom before, but i'm dipping my toes in here on qsmpblr and i've been having a BLAST (y'all may have already seen me in the tags lmao). figured i'd set up a pinned post so that you guys know a bit more!

sen – they/them – over 18 i write fic on ao3 here, and cosplay over on tiktok here! if you want more links, you can check out my carrd here! i'm a cellbit main, with frequent backup from tazercraft and fit! i jump povs a lot though, and i care a lot about lore events, so i'm always down to watch just about anyone. (i've watched a lot of etoiles, tubbo, antoine, roier, jaiden, foolish, bbh, and baghera clips, for example!)

making a tags masterlist below this (because things got out of hand on here VERY quickly lmaoooo) i'll add tags as things happen!

i'll make a fic/studies masterlist soon, as well!

GENERAL TAGS

[just wanted to put a quick notice here! i know i'm doing these little recaps, but i don't generally catch everyone and every stream. and i don't pretend to! which is why if there's ever something i missed/explained incorrectly (or if you just want to go even further in depth about whatever pov you watched) please feel free to explain more in the rbs and/or tags!!! i always love reading the stuff because at the end of the day i'm invested in everyone's lore, but there's only so much i can catch. :') i'll always reblog it with the same #qsmp recap tag as usual!! <;3]

CHARACTER TAGS

DUO TAGS

PLOT TAGS

disappearances (TW: KIDNAPPING – kidnappings) the federation are evil (federation-related) 00100001 (code related) isla quesadilla (history of the island)

pl;fuga (fuga impossivel—tazercraft, cellbit, felps) pl;childhood (TW: KIDNAPPING / CHILD ABUSE – baghera's past) pl;anarchy (fit's past) pl;presidency (forever's term) pl;paradise (fit's lore) pl;missing (missing federation employee) pl;bluebird (jaiden's past) pl;existence (TW: POSSESSION[?] – romero richas) pl;perfection (TW: DRUG USAGE – federation happy pills) pl;worse (whatever this black concrete/evilrucho thing is)

ev;chainsaw (yeah i have so much angst about this it needs its own tag shush) ev;corruption (TW: MANIPULATION – cellbit's corruption arc) ev;fedescape (cellbit & felps) ev;manipulation (cellbit's original black box missions) ev;jaidens (the dungeon, first and second times) ev;dinner (the election dinner) ev;jailbreak (TW: JAIL – tazercraft) ev;resgate (TW: KIDNAPPING – pac's disappearance/rescue) ev;arrival (arrival of nine new members) ev;memory (TW: MISSING EGGS – cellbit's forgotten egg investigation) ev;arena (etoiles arena fight) ev;watchtower (TW: KIDNAPPING – mike's disappearance/rescue/whatever the hell is wrong with him now) ev;hatch (TW: MISSING EGGS – whatever tf is happening to the eggs/couch codes—events may not be related though kgjfs)

#pinned post

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zapreportsblog · 2 years ago

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In Love With The Same Cat

➥ summary : There’s no Spider-Man without the Black Cat just like there’s no Black Cat without Spider-Man. But what if we had a multiverse dimensional traveling jewelry stealing burglar Black Cat (try saying that seven times fast aye) that traveled across dimensions not only stealing the worlds finest jewels but also the hearts of four unlucky, or lucky depending on how you see it Spider-Man’s and Spider-Women’s hearts.

➥ chapter 7: A Dance with Shadows II

Miles Morales, also known as Spider-Man, swung through the bustling streets of Manhattan, the memory of his encounter with the infamous burglar, Black Cat, fresh in his mind. As he traversed the cityscape, his thoughts drifted to that fateful night at the Jewish Museum—an encounter that left him with a mixture of fascination and conflict.

Black Cat had captivated his attention from the moment he first caught sight of her sleek, black-clad figure. Her agility and grace were unmatched, a testament to what seems to be her years of experience as a cat burglar. Miles found himself both drawn to her enigmatic presence and torn by his responsibility as a superhero to bring her to justice.

As he recapped the events in his mind, Miles couldn't help but acknowledge the undeniable chemistry that crackled between them. Their interactions were a delicate dance of pursuit and evasion, a game that challenged his resolve and pushed the boundaries of his moral compass. He understood the danger of being entangled with someone like Black Cat, but he couldn't deny the allure that emanated from her very being.

In the hallowed halls of the Jewish Museum, Miles had engaged in a relentless chase, his senses heightened by the thrill of the hunt. He marveled at Black Cat's agility and wit, her ability to outmaneuver him at every turn. Yet, he also felt a sense of frustration—his duty as Spider-Man clashed with the undeniable attraction that simmered beneath the surface.

As the pursuit intensified, Black Cat's teasing words echoed in Miles' mind. Her seductive taunts left him both intrigued and conflicted. He had a duty to protect the city, to apprehend those who threatened its safety. Yet, a part of him longed for more than just a cat-and-mouse game with Black Cat—a connection that transcended the roles of hero and villain.

In the aftermath of their encounter, as Black Cat vanished into the shadows, Miles was left with a mix of emotions. He grappled with the complexities of his feelings, questioning his own motivations and desires. He knew that he couldn't allow himself to be swayed by temptation, that he must remain true to his purpose as Spider-Man. But the memory of Black Cat lingered, a tantalizing enigma that had woven itself into his web of responsibilities.

Sitting atop a towering skyscraper, Miles gazed out over the city below. The lights of Manhattan twinkled like stars, illuminating the paths that stretched before him. He knew that he must tread carefully, that the allure of Black Cat's presence could lead him down a treacherous path. Yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that their encounter was just the beginning—an introduction to a more intricate web of fate that awaited them both.

As he pondered the enigmatic burglar, Miles couldn't help but wonder about the complexities that lie within her. Behind her cunning and stealth, what secrets did she hold? What motivated her to walk the line between darkness and light? The questions swirled in his mind, each one intertwining with the threads of his own journey as Spider-Man.

With a deep breath, Miles fortified his resolve. He knew that his duty as a hero extended beyond simply capturing villains—it also meant protecting those who might be drawn into the darkness. Black Cat was a challenge, a test of his strength and character. And though the allure of her presence beckoned, he would not allow himself to be consumed by the dance of shadows.

As the city hummed with life, Miles swung through its streets once more, ready to face whatever challenges awaited him. He was determined to protect the people of Manhattan, to ensure their safety and well-being. And in the midst of this endless dance between hero and villain, he vowed to remain true to himself, guided by his principles and unwavering commitment to justice.

The encounter with Black Cat had left an indelible mark on Miles' journey as Spider-Man. It was a reminder of the fine line he walked, the delicate balance between responsibility and desire. The dance with shadows had awakened something within him—a sense of purpose and an understanding of the complex nature of heroism.

As he swung through the city, his spider-senses attuned to the rhythm of the night, Miles remained vigilant. He knew that his path would inevitably cross with Black Cat once more, their destinies forever entwined. But he was determined to navigate the complexities of their relationship with integrity and honor, ensuring that justice prevailed while treading the fine line between duty and desire.

In the ever-changing landscape of Manhattan, Miles Morales embraced his role as Spider-Man—a protector of the city, a guardian of its inhabitants. And as the dance with shadows continued, he would face the challenges that awaited him, his heart resolved to remain steadfast, guided by his unwavering commitment to be the hero that the city needed.

#x reader #x reader series #spiderman into the spiderverse #spiderverse x reader #spiderverse imagine #spider gang #spider punk x reader #hobie brown x reader #hobie brown #miles morales x reader #miles morales #spider gwen #gwen stacy x reader #ghost spider x reader #pavitr prabhakar #pavitr prabhakar x reader #in love with the same cat #in love with the same cat series #spiderman into the spiderverse masterlist

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a-magical-recap · 2 months ago

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MTG Pro Tour—PT Aetherdrift

This weekend (Feb 22-23, 2025) was one of the biggest Standard tournaments of the year, Pro Tour Aetherdrift at MagicCon Chicago. Over 300 players competed in rounds of Aetherdrift Draft and Standard Constructed, but we're going to be focusing on the Standard decks that took the top 8 positions of the tournament. Each player in the top 8 will be earning an invite to the 2025 World Championship. Congratulations to Matt Nass for winning this tournament!

(Tournament recap continued under the cut)

The top 8 of Pro Tour Aetherdrift shows a Standard metagame dominated by two archetypes: Overlord Domain and Prowess Aggro. Aggro decks always do well in new metagames such as this, with a new set released only a week before the event, but it is surprising to see Domain as dominant as it is.

Domain Control has been an archetype in Standard for most of the past year, combining the powerful draw engine Up the Beanstalk with Leyline Binding and some way of getting may different basic land types into play. The archetype got a major boost a few months ago with the Overlord cycle from Duskmourn: House of Horrors, which trigger Up the Beanstalk even when cast with Impending. Overlord of the Hauntwoods in particular slots into the deck perfectly, giving it full Domain, ramping, and getting the additional card draw from Up the Beanstalk.

The Overlord Domain version of the deck combines Overlord of the Hauntwoods and the white flier token generating Overlord of the Mistmoors with Zur, Eternal Schemer. Zur's ability permanently turns enchantments into creatures, allowing players to mitigate the downside of Impending and "cheat" their Overlords into play, in addition to giving the Overlords lifelink, deathtouch, and hexproof.

Matt Nass from the USA won the finals of Pro Tour Aetherdrift using this archetype, playing against James Dimitrov, who was also playing Overlord Domain. Christopher Leonard also used this deck to get to the semifinals, meaning that 3 of the top 4 decks at Pro Tour Aetherdrift were Overlord Domain.

Prowess Aggro decks have been a dominant force in Standard since the release of Bloomburrow last year. The Mouse creatures Heartfire Hero and Emberheart Challenger can grow rapidly when paired with the targeted ability of Manifold Mouse and combat tricks like Monstrous Rage and Turn Inside Out. These cards, along with Screaming Nemesis and Burst Lightning, can rapidly burn out the opponent.

Yuchen Liu made the semifinals with a version of the deck that splashes green for other cards that can rapidly stack +1/+1 counters on creatures: Pawpatch Recruit, Questing Druid, and Innkeeper's Talent. While slower than some of the other variations of the archetype, it does seem to be more resilient.

Ian Robb made the top 8 with a more aggressive version that forgoes green to play more copies of Rockface Village, Hired Claw, and Soulstone Sanctuary, more strongly resembling a typical "Red Deck Wins" deck that focuses more of its effort on direct damage and small creatures.

Lucas Duchow also made the top 8 with a variation of Prowess Aggro, playing a full 4 copies of the banned-in-best-of-one Leyline of Resonance, which copies the deck's Turn Inside Outs and Monstrous Rages, allowing for absurd turn 2 wins. This version of the deck is even more aggressive, going all out on getting one or two creatures to incredibly high power and swinging in to win in the very early game.

While these two archetypes dominated the top 8, we did see two other decks make it in.

Kenta Harane made it into the top 8 playing Oculus Tempo, particularly the white/blue/red version which uses Fear of Missing Out; Inti, Seneschal of the Sun; and Steamcore Scholar to get Abhorrent Oculus into the graveyard, and then reanimate it with Helping Hand or Recommission. The rest of the deck is dedicated to cards which slow the opponent in the early game (Spell Pierce and Torch the Tower) and Proft's Eidetic Memory, which can be a backup win condition if the Oculus plan doesn't work out.

Zevin Faust had the final deck of the top 8, Graveyard Aggro, an off-meta black/green archetype which fills up its graveyard with creatures as quickly as possible in order to cast large threats like Huskburster Swarm as early as possible. The deck does this with a variety of 1-mana creatures that can put one or more cards into the graveyard (Cenote Scout, Gnawing Vermin, and Molt Tender). Overlord of the Balemurks can also be used to rapidly fill the graveyard, and Up the Beanstalk is a great draw engine for a deck playing so many cards with reducible costs.

As for new cards from Aetherdrift making an impact? Only a week out from the set's release, we're still too early for players to have really tested out what the set can add to Standard. The removal spell Ride's End seems to have slotted nicely into control decks, Molt Tender plays a big part in the reliability of Graveyard Aggro, and of course the new Verge lands are appreciated by enemy-colored decks like Graveyard Aggro.

#magic the gathering #mtg #mtg standard

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ponds-of-ink · 6 months ago

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Catching Up on Speedstorm - Chapter 3 (“A Diva’s Entrance”)

So, there’s going to be two chapters posted today. One detailing the event seen here, and one recapping everything else that’s happened up to today. Both should be pretty short because there’s a chance something massive might happen tonight (Speedstorm wise). Idk for sure, but I’m preparing for it just in case.

I know the title spoils it already, but I guess I’ll spoil it here too: I cannot believe I managed to get Miss Piggy on Day One of her event. I just hope my portrayal of her here does her a little bit of justice.. lest she karate-chops me into the stratosphere.

It was now a week or so into Oogie’s Challenge. The races had been slow-going, but there was progress. Arbee, Doctor Finkelstein, and the manager had had their meeting— And, truth be told, it was a lot less bleak than expected. All they had to do now was upgrade certain members of each team, then work on the last node itself.

Except…

There was always the chance that the manager’s latest racer would be very hard to recruit. This was Miss Piggy, after all. And a diva such as herself would not be so easily persuaded. “At least the manager is confident enough to try,” everyone figured.

On the morning of this negotiation, Mickey slowly paced under one of the Arena’s looming arches. He stopped to yawn and stretch, then rubbed his tired eyes. “How long do you think they’ll be up there?” he asked a lanky, purple-skinned fellow nearby.

“I’m not sure,” the fellow answered, checking his wristwatch. “But I know the manager’s been wanting me to wait down here for quite some time now. I hope that means everything’s going to work out just fine.”

“It probably will,” Mickey replied with a half-smile. “We just gotta wait and see what happens, Fear. Hey, maybe the Mid-Season challenges will be easier this time!”

“Maybe,” Fear muttered before cautiously sipping on his Emotion’s equivalent of coffee. “At least I’m very close to my next rank. That’s one less thing to worry about.”

A piercing shriek from above made them jolt. Both Mickey and Fear whipped their heads towards the manager’s tower. “And there’s the new thing that’s replacing it,” Fear added, his voice trembling as he walked towards his current companion.

Mickey squinted his eyes. “It doesn’t look like anything bad’s happened,” he noted, pointing to the glassy windows. “So what caused that noise?”

As they nervously pondered, the lights in the Pit Stop pulsed a different color. The rest of the racers hurried to the Stop’s elevator. “Guys, come quick!” one of them called out to the lingering pair. “Someone’s here!”

Mickey and Fear looked at each other, then at the gathering crowd. With a mutual shrug, they sped across the empty Arena. Fear met up with his fellow Emotions while Mickey rushed to the front of the crowd. He gazed in awe as the elevator slowly opened.

There stood Miss Piggy, already suited up. “My, what an entourage!” she exclaimed, letting out a flattered chuckle. “I know your manager wanted only the best for me, but I didn’t think I would get such the star treatment right away!”

“Well, of course!” Mickey responded, carefully taking her by the arm as she stepped out. “But how did you get here already? I thought it would take a few days, maybe even a full week.”

Miss Piggy let out a boisterous laugh. “Don’t be silly, Mickey-dear!” she cried out joyously, playfully tugging the mouse’s ear. “Any star such as moi knows that a good deal is worth taking— Especially if that deal pays your fee up front.”

“‘Your fee’?”

“Those four hundred or so tokens at your Shop,” Piggy clarified, now sounding a little calmer. “I would have asked for more, but I heard that your manager was a bit… shall I say… cheap.”

Mickey nodded. Yes, that was still (technically) true. Probably something that could be said about most of Speedstorm’s racing managers, really.

Before Piggy could say more, however, her eyes caught someone in the crowd. She let out a dramatic gasp and let go of Mickey’s arm. “Kermie!!!” she called out, rushing to the frog’s side. She embraced the living daylights out of him (almost knocking them both over), which Mickey took as a sign to check on Fear.

Fear, meanwhile, had just finished his own talk with Arbee. “It looks like I’ll still be the main driver in the Multi-League,” he explained, now sounding a bit more in control. “But getting Miss Piggy is fantastic! We have extra time to get ready for our challenges, which might mean we can beat Oogie faster!”

“Maybe,” Mickey said quietly, eyeing the still-embracing couple. “I just hope Ortensa can pull through. She’s still has a long way to go, last I saw…”

#disney speedstorm #mickey mouse #miss piggy #fear inside out #crossover fanfic #other characters mentioned #speedstorm: the quest for oogie boogie

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commodorez · 20 days ago

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It is now safe to turn off your computer.

Thank you one and all who came to see our exhibit over the weekend. @ms-dos5 were amazed at the positive response.

Post-event recap:

A handful of folks from here on tumblr stopped by to say hello, which was great! Glad you could see and use the Logitech Kidz Mouse.

We only had one machine fail on us: the Compaq LTE Elite 4/75CX. It wasn't booting consistently, and would fail in one of 5 different places. We gave up on it entirely, and just left it off for the rest of the show. We had a few Blue Screens of Death: 2 on the AST Bravo (one was expected, the other one intentionally done by a visitor), and 1 on Vega due to a floppy having been removed unexpectedly. We had half a dozen OS freeze-ups that required a hard reboot. We had 5 paper jams on the dot matrix printer.

Another exhibitor used Vega (our most powerful machine) to image a floppy disk of rare Atari software. We also printed out a flier for the adjacent exhibit. Games were played, discussions were had, people overall seemed to enjoy what we brought to the table.

Event photos will be curated and queued up soon (as well as posted in a gallery on my website), the tags below will be specific to this year's event photos.

We've been working on this for the past 2 years...

This weekend at Vintage Computer Festival East @ms-dos5 and I will be celebrating the 30th birthday of Windows 95 with the biggest, most elaborate exhibit either of us have ever done.

18 feet of table space featuring 9 computers running various versions of Windows 95 on a mix of laptops and desktops, with awhat slew of productivity software, games, and goodies to explore.

VCF East is April 4th-6th, at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, NJ. Exhibits will be open on Saturday and Sunday.

We hope to see you there!

#vcfexx #vcf east xx #vintage computer festival east xx #commodorez goes to vcfexx #windows 95

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dollycas · 9 months ago

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Sunday Salon / Sunday Post – A Week in the Life of Dollycas – Weekly Rewind – New Arrivals

The Sunday Salon is a Facebook group that has become an informal week-in-review gathering place for bloggers. It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature. You can also link up weekly on Readerbuzz. The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received, and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE! It was a big week around here. When Daughter #2 got engaged we were told they didn't want a big wedding. Then about 2 weeks ago she told us they were getting married on August 7th at 4:30 p.m.. A Wednesday! To put it lightly we were scrambling. Daughter #1 was scheduled for a 12-hour shift and her fiancé was starting a new job. Son #2 and his fiancée were on vacation and had used up all their time off. Mr. Dollycas had to request off. My mother-in-law was recovering from eye surgery. I think our son Kris was watching all this from heaven because Daughter #1's shift was shortened to 8 hours. Her fiancé starts his job tomorrow instead of last week. Son #2's work shutdown was extended. His fiancée worked extra hours every day so she could leave early. My mother-in-law felt great and happy to attend and one of my sisters-in-law was able to bring her. Natalie's mom just happened to be on vacation so they were the only family members Daughter #2 knew could attend. We let her know we were coming as soon as Mr. Dollycas's time off was approved. But everyone else decided to surprise her and boy, was she surprised. It was a beautiful ceremony outside of the courthouse in a small pavilion. The ceremony was not your typical courthouse wedding. The judge who married them was just awesome. She made it personal, comfortable, and relaxed. After the ceremony, she gathered everyone together, grabbed one of the girl's phones, and took a ton of pictures. We are still sorting through them. Daughter #2 wore my veil from 41 years ago. In her bouquet, she attached a money clip that belonged to Son #1. She also wrapped a garter crocheted by her great-grandma that I wore for my wedding around the flower stems. Then on Friday, we had a cookout/birthday party for two little girls that coincided with the final Waupun Truck-n-Show. The truck show included 2 parades. One, on Friday night, with all the lights, and another on Saturday where you can actually see the trucks and all the work the owners put in on them for the show. This event has been held here for 35 years but apparently, it is getting harder to get volunteers. I am unsure if it is moving to another city or if this is the end of the event. Most important though - Charlotte and Athena celebrated their birthdays. Charlotte will be 5 on August 26 and Athena turned 1 on August 4th. How was your week? Weekly Rewind - August 5 - 10, 2024 Monday - My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #32 – 2024 Tuesday - Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks Mystery) by Miranda James #Review @BerkleyMystery Wednesday - Cozy Wednesday featuring There’s No Murder Like Show Murder (Backstage Mystery) by M. S. Greene #Review / #Giveaway @matthew.uai Thursday - The Tarnished Son by Elizabeth McKenna #Review / #Giveaway – Great Escapes Book Tour @ElizaMcKenna Friday - Haunting License (A Haunted Haven Mystery) by Carol J. Perry #Spotlight / #Giveaway @KensingtonBooks Saturday - Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor by AJ Skelly #CharacterGuestPost / #Giveaway Plus - Special Guest Marion Crook – Author of Murder in Vancouver 1886 #AuthorGuestPost / #Giveaway @MarionCrookAuthor You need to find some time to Escape Into A Good Book today! Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent Read the full article

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A Brief Summary of Immortals, by Nathan Barrow

Hello, dear readers! Can you believe it’s been a whole year since President Della Frienze’s crazy inauguration speech? Life has certainly taken some turns since then!

I feel I would be failing in my duty as a journalist if I did not recap this historic event. And besides, this post can serve as a nice little summary of the world of Immortals as a whole! I’ll have Josh pin it to the main page! (Editor’s Note: Nate made this thing too damn long to pin it to the main page. It’s a mess as it is. I’ll make it a separate page on the site, or something.)

When President Frienze took the stage, everyone thought it was going to be your run-of-the-mill celebration speech, going over campaign promises and the like. Boy were we wrong! Out of nowhere, she drops this bombshell- “While I know this is meant to be a celebration for myself, my party, and those who voted for me, I must deliver an important message. Magic is real.”

Insane, right? I don’t think there was a sound on Capitol Hill for five minutes straight! Why’d she wait that long, anyway? To show she was serious? To check the audience for some Immortal agents? Boggles the mind, right? Anyway, she continued-

“Since nearly the dawn of human civilization, there have been people with the ability to perform inexplicable feats. Creating fire, water, lightning from nothing. Flight. Speaking with animals. The list goes on. These people are Immortals, named as such due to their unaging forms.”

To think she didn’t elaborate on that bit! Unaging! Bit hard to hide that for so long, right? I had to dig this up on my own last year, if you’ll recall. Turns out it’s more complicated than simply being “unaging”. An Immortal ages normally, and can even choose to pass away from old age if they so wish. But, they can also “reset” to the age of 25 from any age past it. Wild!

The memory of seeing it in action still gives me goosebumps. Back when I interviewed Blake Ravitz over at the dam- The work was getting to him, even at only 35 years old. I guess Immortal powers take a lot to use. But I’ve seen 40-year-old Immortals do similar jobs just fine. Maybe some Immortals have more power than others? I’ve gotta make sure I ask the next one I interview about that!

This next bit’s real juicy- “However, at the end of a grueling war between Immortals in the Dark Ages, Mortalkind forced them into hiding. No longer. I welcome the Immortals of the United States of America to reveal themselves, and I urge my fellow world leaders to do the same.”

And then she just left! Didn’t let a single person interview her!

It took a few days after that, but shows of Immortal powers started popping up everywhere. Every single news channel in existence just had hours of B-roll playing of people doing crazy things! I think the media bigwigs were in just as much shock and awe as the rest of us!

Since then, things have been weirdly calm. Sure, you have the occasional anti-Immortal protest, but I think the type who like to punish people for being themselves tend not to be as powerful as they like to pretend they are when faced with firebending, lightning-shooting, flying wizard people!

Otherwise, you mostly have Immortals just… Living life, but with the option to use their powers. I mentioned Blake Ravitz working at the dam, but I’ve also heard about psychic warehouse workers, and zookeepers that make the animals the happiest anyone’s ever seen them!

And the best part? This isn’t ruining the workforce! I mean, there aren’t really any Immortal abilities I know about that can help you flip burgers or run the register, so we aren’t fully out of crap jobs, unfortunately. But the thing is, Immortals have always been among us. If anything, the workforce kinda just got shuffled around a bit.

There is one sticking point, though- While law enforcement now has Immortal powers to work with, so do criminals. As such, things on that end have been a rapid cat-and-mouse endeavor trying to match the right Immortal cops with the right areas of jurisdiction to best deal with whatever powers the criminals there have.

And, unfortunately, my lovely home of San Francisco has been one of the places that hasn’t quite caught up on that front. We’ve been dealing with a rash of bank robberies that the SFPD can’t pin down.

But, that’s not for this post. I’ll be doing a deep dive on that particular story in my next article. Who knows, maybe the problem will be resolved before then!

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Mouse (2021) Ep. 11 Recap

Ba-Reum acted on Yo-Han's voice in his head and killed Woo Hyung-Chul. Despite attempting to turn himself in, all evidence related to the murder, including the victim's body, had vanished. Meanwhile, Bong-Yi's anxiety is triggered by an encounter with Kang Deok-Soo, who begins to act again on a rainy day.

If you want to watch the series for yourself, stop reading! This post contains spoilers to the storyline.

In a large meadow, a young boy found Jae-Hoon staringat a bloody animal while clutching a knife. The boy took Jae-Hoon's hand and noted that the cut must be painful. He ignored Jae-Hoon's grumpiness and instead applied mashed up pennywort onto the wound for disinfection purposes. Jae-Hoon asked if the boy wasn't scared, as everyone else avoided him since the rabbit incident. The boy stated firmly that he would not leave a wounded friend behind. He also asked Jae-Hoon to stop killing animals. Jae-Hoon wondered why he was not like the boy and wished to be like him.

Ba-Reum is currently freaking out about killing Woo Hyung-Chul. To add to his horror, he imagines Yo-Han grinning at him. Yo-Han asks Ba-Reum how he feels about killing someone, and Ba-Reum is shaken by the night's events. When Ba-Reum arrives home, he tells himself that it's Yo-Han's fault. The former doctor appears again and asks if Ba-Reum feels better blaming him. Despite his denials, Ba-Reum is still a murderer. Ba-Reum claimed self-defense, but Yo-Han knew he enjoyed watching Hyung-Chul take his last breath. Ba-Reum denied it and yelled at Yo-Han to leave.

Ba-Reum reports to the station in the morning to confess. Initially, Moo-Chi and the Violent Crimes squad do not hear him whisper, but they all turn towards Ba-Reum when he loudly declares, "I killed him!" A task force investigates the warehouse, but nothing seems out of place, and no blood is found. A colleague suggests taking Ba-Reum to the hospital due to the unknown side effects of brain surgery. Ba-Reum insists that it did happen. However, the team was informed that Hyung-Chul turned on his cellphone, and they were able to track his location. At the station, they reviewed footage of Hyung-Chul stowing away on a boat.

Ba-Reum asked Moo-Chi if he knew about Hyung-Chul's involvement in the recent murders. Moo-Chi admitted feeling uneasy about Yo-Han's possible innocence, but after investigating, he confirmed that the murders were just a copycat. Soo-Ho was burned alive, but high schooler Kim Jin-Ah was burned after death. Moo-Chi had someone tail Hyung-Chul, but unfortunately, they lost track of him. The detective intended to inform Ba-Reum during his visit to the substation. However, after watching the video of Hye-Won, he became busy running around, which ultimately led Moo-Chi to discover the bodies of Young-Hee and Hye-Won. Moo-Chi observes that Ba-Reum appears to be desperately hoping that Yo-Han is innocent.

Ba-Reum visits the hospital to check on Seul-Gi. Dong-Goo thanks him for his help. Although Dong-Goo didn't believe that Ba-Reum killed Hyung-Chul, he initially thought it was well-deserved.

At home, Ba-Reum receives a call from Moo-Chi asking him to report to the Evidence Storage team for work the next day. His head aches as he thinks about Hyung-Chul's death, but a meow reminds him that it's his cat's mealtime. Ba-Reum has not yet regained her trust, but he promises to never harm her again. As he moves the birdcage out of his way, the shocking memory of snapping Eo Bong-Yi's body and tossing her out of the window resurfaces. The next day, Ba-Reum discovers that the bird was found dead outside his window. Some children had given it a proper burial.

Ba-Reum is now convinced that what happened with Hyung-Chul was also real. He heads to the warehouse. Upon pulling a tarp off a mound of materials, Ba-Reum discovers a scorch mark on the ground in the exact spot where he remembered kicking down a barrel of fire. This confirms that it was not just a hallucination. The question remains: who cleaned up the scene of the crime? On the night of the incident, an individual waited for Ba-Reum to leave before taking Hyung-Chul's body and meticulously cleaning up the area. While watching Ba-Reum, the man with the "OZ" tattoo on his finger calls someone and says, "I think he noticed. What should I do?"

Ba-Reum, determined to do the right thing even if he is deemed mentally ill, heads to the police station. While on his way, an elderly man trips, causing them both to tumble to the ground. Upon arriving at the station, Ba-Reum receives a call from a stranger asking, "Are you thinking of turning yourself in, Jung Ba-Reum?" Ba-Reum realizes that his phone must have been switched during the earlier collision. Ba-Reum agrees to meet the elderly man who somehow knows about the brain surgery and Hyung-Chul's disappearance.

However, at the meeting place, he is knocked out with chloroform and wakes up in an unfamiliar location. The old man reveals himself to be Daniel LEe, who Ba-Reum thought was dead. Daniel deflects questions about himself and redirects the conversation towards Hyung-Chul, who everyone believes was smuggled to the Philippines by boat. Daniel implies that they only made it appear that way - Hyung-Chul did board the boat, but is likely dead.

The professor wants to know how Ba-Reum felt while killing him. Ba-Reum claims it was self-defense, but Daniel urges him to be honest, knowing that he experienced a pleasure he didn't know existed. Ba-Reum's brain is being slowly consumed by Yo-Han's. Now that he has killed someone, Yo-Han's murderous switch has been flipped, and the urge to kill will only continue to grow. Treatment will not help this addiction.

Daniel suggests reducing his violent tendencies by eliminating the top 1% of psychopaths, which would save innocent lives. Ba-Reum only needs to provide their DNA for Daniel to confirm their predatory status. The police officer yells that Daniel is crazy and vows to turn him in, but Daniel points out that it's hard to believe without a body or evidence. Even if someone believed Ba-Reum's story about Yo-Han's brain merging with his, he would only end up becoming a science experiment. Daniel returns Ba-Reum's phone and warns him that if he ignores the urge, the time between his murderous switch flipping will shorten, and he'll end up killing his loved ones first.

The following day, Shin Sang discovers Ba-Reum in his new position while delivering evidence. Ba-Reum assumes that Shin Sang is going on a blind date because he looks particularly well-dressed, but he is actually a guest on tonight's episode of "Sherlock Hong-Joo", which is returning to the air. After grabbing an outdated bill in a plastic bag to buy drinks with, he received an earful from Moo-Chi. Didn't he learn from the coffee mix incident? The bill was given to Moo-Chi by a child named Bong-Yi as a retainer fee to kill a bad guy.

The latest episode of "Sherlock Hong-Joo" concludes smoothly, and next week's episode will focus on sexual offenses against children as the one-year anniversary of Kang Deok-Soo's release approaches. Shin Sang, a child psychology major, offers to return as a guest and mentions that Moo-Chi was responsible for putting Deok-Soo behind bars and is close to one of the victims. Hong-Joo realizes that she must have been the person Moo-Chi wanted her to take in.

Bong-Yi's words reached the alcoholic mother, who sent her daughter Yoo-Na to live with her father temporarily. Yoo-Na takes her mother's phone and is instructed to contact Bong-Yi if she wants to chat, while Deok-Soo lurks in the shadows.

Ba-Reum is called to Bong-Yi's workplace and finds her drunk. She cups his face in her hands, squeezes his cheeks, and pouts. Bong-Yi's boss informs Ba-Reum that an old classmate appeared and taunted her about a case, calling her pitiful, which led to a fight. Ba-Reum brings Bong-Yi back to her place and gently tucks her in. Ba-Reum caressed her hair but felt the urge to wrap his hands around her neck. He fought against it, but spooked by his own actions, he left in a rush. He was frustrated that Daniel's worods were ringing true.

Bong-Yi wakes up and cringes in embarrassment, remembering her outburst. She runs out to bring Ba-Reum his forgotten phone, but he is too lost in thought to hear her across the street. At the crosswalk, Deok-Soo passes her and whispers something in her ear. Hong-Joo witnesses this while stopped at the light and runs out to help Bong-Yi up. Ba-Reum also sees this and remembers that Halmoni trusted him to take care of Bong-Yi. He decides to wipe Deok-Soo's spit with a handkerchief.

After escorting Bong-Yi home, Hong-Joo is accused of exploiting victims for a good headline. The PD clarifies that she is not there to cover a story and was only concerned about Bong-Yi because of Moo-Chi, who suggested they live together. Bong-Yi explodes, asking why she should do that. Deok-Soo is the criminal, so why should she keep running? Exhausted, Bong-Yi kicks Hong-Joo out and claims she will take care of herself.

The next morning, Hong-Joo visits Moo-Chi to inform him of what happened and provides the dash cam footage. Moo-Chi is enraged, but the probation officers claim that Deok-Soo is acting lawfully and that a victim's restraining order does not apply to him.

Ba-Reum wipes Deok-Soo's spit off a new toothbrush and gives it, along with his colleagues' toothbrushes, to Daniel as a test to identify the psychopath gene. Daniel correctly identifies the toothbrush and warns Ba-Reum that he must be stopped. A psychopathic predator will commit the same crime no matter what and will only get worse as they evolve.

Ba-Reum found Bong-Yi's case in the database and watched a video of her giving a statement as a child. She was battered from the assault. Bong-Yi was sent to get more makgeolli for Halmoni, and that's where Deok-Soo first saw her. Deok-Soo left before Bong-Yi. On the rainy night, Bong-Yi found an abandoned puppy and tried to help it. Deok-Soo attacked her. Ba-Reum remembers how Bong-Yi had cried about the puppy in Halmoni's arms the previous year. Moo-Chi saved Bong-Yi and arrested Deok-Soo. However, in court, the sex offender claimed that he was too drunk and would never commit such a heinous crime.

Kang Deok-Soo received a ten-year prison sentence. The court acknowledged his reduced emotional and physical capacity. This decision made Halmoni extremely angry. Ba-Reum sheds a tear while reading about the situation, feeling upset.

Ba-Reum visits Bong-Yi to check on her. While thinking about what Deok-Soo whispered to her, "I think about you when it rains," she uses up her energy boxing. Moo-Chi remembers the young Bong-Yi who gave him a 1,000 won bill and decides to fulfill his promise to kill Deok-Soo upon his release. Both men go to Deok-Soo's place, but Ba-Reum gets there first. Ba-Reum watches Deok-Soo through the window. He recalls Dong-Goo mentioning that he thought killing Hyung-Chul was a good thing because the bastard deserved to die. Moo-Chi arrives just as Ba-Reum leaves.

The detective wastes no time and punches Deok-Soo, who feigns ignorance about why he's here. Deok-Soo quietly shares what he said to Bong-Yi that night. Whatever it was causes Moo-Chi to be even angrier than before. He pins the criminal down and sticks the barrel of his gun to his head. At this moment, Deok-Soo's mother gets home, and Moo-Chi gets locked behind bars.

Deok-Soo pretends to live in atonement, so Team Leader Bok sends him home first. The criminal smirks at Moo-Chi before leaving, and the detective realizes he's been played. Shin Sang is asked for a favour since nobody will release him.

Meanwhile, Ba-Reum prepares for something, stocking up on tools like hammers and chains, dressed in black and working out. He waits until midnight to make his move. When he gets to Deok-Soo's place, he finds the convict foaming at the mouth with a suicide letter next to him. Ba-Reum brings him to the hospital. He believes that the atonement letter is proof that the convict has reformed and is not a psychopath.

The following day, Ba-Reum encounters his aunt who is struggling with a whining child. He learns that the child is his cousin, Hoon-Seok, who throws a tantrum because his mother refuses to buy him a cat. Ba-Reum treats him to some food. While the cousins interact, Ba-Reum's aunt watches from afar. Ba-Reum promises to show Hoon-Seok his cat when she gives birth.

Shin Sang visits Bong-Yi and hands her a taser, as instructed by Moo-Chi. He also informs her that he is in jail for attacking Deok-Soo, Bong-Yi discovers that it will rain this weekend and becomes anxious. Deok-Soo had whispered to her, "I'll come to your house when it rains." When Moo-Chi hears about the weather, he pleads to be let out, aware of what Deok-Soo said to Bong-Yi.

Ba-Reum arrives home to find that Butterfly has given birth. He grins and immediately calls Hoon-Seok to oshare the good news. Since his aunt is visiting "Jeju Halmoni" and the ajumma that Hoon-Seok is home with is sleeping, Ba-Reum decides to pick him up and gets his address. He finds it odd that they live in a different neighbourhood than he had originally thought.

Shin Sang heads out to film another episode but finds Deok-Soo's mother lingering outside the station. She apologizes for not raising Deok-Soo well. She also requests the release of Moo-Chi. Shin Sang hands the statement to Detective Ki from the Violent Crimes team because he is running late.

At the start of "Sherlock Hong-Joo", Bong-Yi purchases a new knife solemnly, and Ba-Reum picks up Hoon-Seok after leaving a note for his aunt. Shin Sang explains that the police force can individually monitor those who are not at high risk of being repeat offenders. Everyone is alert when a criminal is released, but after a year passes, people begin to relax and assume the criminal has been rehabilitated. According to him, this is the most dangerous time because they are waiting for the boundaries to lift so they can commit crimes again. Deok-Soo chuckles while hearing these statements and prepares to head out after getting a quick workout. Deok-Soo watches Bong-Yi walking home in the pouring rain, smiling. He receives a call from a probation officer who checks in and claims that he is just out at the pharmacy.

Hoon-Seok loves the kittens. He notes that Butterfly doesn't seem to like Ba-Reum, judging by how she hisses at him. Ba-Reum decides to cook a meal to change topics. During the meal, Yo-Han appears behind Hoon-Seok and tightens his hands around his neck. Ba-Reum freezes in shock.

The probation office receives notice that Deok-Soo's anklet is damaged and that he's on the move. This is breaking news. Bong-Yi, who was prepared with her new knife, breathes a sigh of relief, thinking that Deok-Soo ran away. She buys snacks from the convenience store and catches part of "Sherlock Hong-Joo". The shopkeeper tells her that Yoo-Na had been there earlier. Bong-Yi realizes something when Shin Sang claims that pedophiles never change and will always target children.

Ba-Reum fixes a clogged sink while Hoon-Seok pesters him to play. Ba-Reum's demeanor turns cold. Hoon-Seok runs off to play hide-and-seek, and Ba-Reum complains that he's noisy.

Meanwhile, Moo-Chi begs Detective Kang to let him out, claiming that Bong-Yi is in danger. He pleads with him to turn a blind eye and is willing to report that he stole the key himself. Detective Kang hands it over to him, but warns that he will lose his badge the moment he opens the door. Moo-Chi contemplates for a brief second before zooming down the stairs, past Detective Ki.

Ba-Reum searches while holding a wrench. As thunder rumbles outside, he sings a creepy version of the hide-and-seek song. Meanwhile, Bong-Yi enters Yoo-Na's home, where her mother is unconscious, and checks the phone that was left behind.

Deok-Soo carries a child on his shoulders. He had removed the child's anklet earlier that night using pliers. When Yoo-Na was sent to live with her father, Deok-Soo overheard Mom telling her to contact Bong-Yi if she needed anything. He searched for the phone number and sent a text to Yoo-Na, pretending to be Bong-Yi. The message claimed that Yoo-Na's mother was ill and that she needed to come home. Bong-Yi eventually realized that she was not the intended target, but rather Yoo-Na was. She reported this to the police. The officers responded to Bong-Yi's call, but Yoo-Na's mother informed them that her child was not missing,mistaking a pile of blankets for her daughter.

Moo-Chi and Hong-Joo rushed to Bong-Yi's neighbourhood, fearing for her safety. However, Moo-Chi's car crashed on the side of the road, and the man with the finger tattoo knocked him out from behind.

Meanwhile, Ba-Reum was in predator mode and eventually found Hoon-Seok hiding in the closet, fast asleep. As Hoon-Seok's phone lit up, Ba-Reum emotionlessly hit something repeatedly with his wrench while classical music played in the background.

Deok-Soo takes Yoo-Na to an empty field. However, Bong-Yi sneaks up and attacks him. The convict fights back, but Bong-Yi is unrelenting and hangs on for dear life. Ba-Reum arrives and Bong-Yi begs him to save Yoo-Na before passing out.

Following Daniel's advice, Ba-Reum attacks the pedophile to protect his loved ones from him.

#Korea #TV Serie #K-Drama #2021 #Mouse

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Chapter 42: A Recap and Weird Turn of Events

Recap: Before the discussion between the three Male Deer and Rocky happened, on the second floor of the house the mouse family plus bat were having a discussion: All of a sudden there was a resounding crash downstairs followed by several pounding footsteps. The mice jumped and Knightely came floating out of his enclave in the closet. “What on Earth is happening?” He asked. And then they heard…

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ITF M25 Mandya (Jan 8) F: Orel Kimhi [3] def. Jelle Sels 6-2, 6-4 Match Recap

Orel Kimhi's point to foil one of Jelle Sels' game point to *0-0 40-40 (top left), to *2-2 0-15 (top right), Jelle Sels' point to 2-3* 0-15 (middle left), Orel Kimhi's point to 2-3* 30-30 (middle right), to *2-4 15-30 (bottom left), and to take the first set 6-2 (bottom right) (📸 ITF Media)

This week's ITF M25 Mandya finals feature third seed Orel Kimhi, who pulled a comeback win to defeat Siddharth Vishwakarma 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals, and former World No. 127 Jelle Sels, who defeated Karan Singh 6-1, 6-4. While this could possibly be a long way back for the latter, who was injury-ridden toward the end of the season, this could also be an occasion to check on Orel's level, especially with his depth. This turned out to be a highlight-reel match, but only the most clinical one would emerge victorious.

Orel started his first set with a stellar defense-to-offense, foiling one of J. Sels' game points through a longer rally that ended with a backhand down-the-line pass even if the latter held his service game 1-1. It took two consecutive holds before Orel fired two smashes to start the game, but had his 3 break points afterward foiled until J. Sels double-faulted again before Orel ended up breaking due to the Dutch's forehand error (3-2). However, J. Sels fired a cross-court forehand winner to start the next game, but Orel survived with a consolidation (4-2) several points after a cat-and-mouse game ended with a volley at the net to recover from the deficit.

Since then, Orel managed to control the flow. Through his backhand pass, he opened the gate before J. Sels double-faulted again for Orel's break point, which turned out to double the break lead (5-2). As a result, Orel had the chance to serve for the first set. Although he had numerous set points foiled due to J. Sels' forehand winner and 3 drop shots as one of the most notable reasons, Orel landed some unreturned serves to take the first set 6-2, to his relief.

Orel Kimhi's point to create one of his break points to *1-1 40-ad (top left), Jelle Sels' point to 2-1* 15-30 (top right) and 4-3* 15-15 (middle left), Orel Kimhi's point to break 5-4 (middle right) and to take the second set 6-4 (bottom) (📸 🎥 ITF Media)

The second set turned out to be an entirely different ride as J. Sels initially had his own moments only for Orel to figure out how to come back to the match and controlled the flow under pressure. J. Sels held his service game 1-0 even if he survived several break points, including the one resulted from Orel's forehand lob. Subsequently, he also had a massive hold in a similar manner with Orel's winners (2-1) and broke to 3-1 thanks to appearing more aggressive, with a forehand winner to set a one-point lead before a forehand return ace creating one of his break points there. However, Orel took this personally and went after J. Sels' forehands, where the errors from said wing caused the break-back (3-2) before equalizing the point to 3-3. After J. Sels held his service game 4-3, he notably recovered from behind through another working volley before Orel held to 4-4, but his net game was insufficient as he constantly got passed every time he approached the net, thus his failed volleys led Orel to secure the crucial break 5-4. As a result, Orel earned his opportunity to serve for the match, which he did despite some hiccups to take the second set 6-4, thus winning the title and standing out by the end of the match thanks to appearing clutch under pressure to complement his point construction.

This marked Orel's third overall ITF title (after M15 Nakhon si Thammarat and M25 Herzliya last year), putting himself even closer to the Top 500. His next tournament will be ITF M25 Bhopal, where he became the seventh seed in the stacked event (of a kind), headlined by Oliver Crawford (who lost in the Australian Open Q3 v. Vit Kopriva) and Dominik Palan. Should be a fun tournament to follow, while it is still a long way back to pick up where he left off for J. Sels, who will also partake in the same event next week.

#atp world tour #atp tour #itf world tour tennis #itf tennis #m25 mandya #itf m25 #tennis updates #hot shots #break point #match point #match recap #jelle sels #orel kimhi

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OZ's 2023

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Going to keep this year's recap brief. Not sure if anyone reads these, but I reference them sometimes when necessary.

The main thing of note this year was my workload.

I returned to concert performance following the pandemic lull of 2020-2022. I played about a dozen shows with Pepperland in the second half of the year, beginning with a private event in rural Alberta and ending by closing an awards gala for hundreds of folks at the Edmonton Expo Centre (video below) and a sold out NYE show at the Blue Chair. More performances with Pepperland and others are planned for 2024.

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I also broke my first guitar string(s) since 2011!

My radio work unexpectedly shifted into high gear this year. Following various developments in 2022, I planned to drastically scale back my fill-in work at CKUA - particularly during the daytime programs. However, through some cosmic irony, by the end of 2023 I ended up doing more radio work than ever before. My previous record for fill-in shows in a single year was 95. I ended 2023 having acted as a guest-host on 141 occasions, in addition to my own weekly show. This was not planned, and nearly all of those 141 shows have been classical music programs. I have been operating since February as the guest-host of Classic Examples during the long term absence of the regular host Mark Antonelli.

My weekly Friday night Albertan music program In Our Neighbourhood continues on CKUA. Also continuing, now in its fourth year, my collaboration with NME as the Senior Producer on their podcast series The No Normal.

Working this many weeknights has had the unfortunate consequence of my family rarely being in the same place together. What little time we've shared has been spent introducing my kid to Star Trek.

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Some of my favourite 2023 music releases, in no order besides alphabetical, with apologies to any which I've overlooked, missed, or haven't had the chance to listen to yet:

ALBERTAN ALBUMS

Audrey Ochoa – Head of a Mouse

Betaboys – Just Yesterday

Confusionaires! – Westernization

Des Arcs – Masks

Downtown Exit – Bootleg Stardust

Miesha and the Spanks – Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi

Jesse Murray – I Did It All For You

Doug Organ – Quiet in the Library

Starpainter – Rattlesnake Dream

Trevor Howlett & the Cruz Bros - Self-Titled EP

Void Comp – Metropol

OTHER ALBUMS & SONGS OF NOTE

The Beatles "Now and Then"

Fifty Fifty "Cupid"

Go_A "Dumala"

Kinva - Kinva

Monks on Call "Capsized"

SZA "Kill Bill"

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold

Wayfinding "Bad Blood"

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OTHER MUSIC THOUGHTS FROM THE ZIBLIOTHEK

In 2020, I started an alphabetical exploration of the Zibliothek’s vinyl collection. I’ve also been documenting the LP library and other aspects of the collection on Instagram. At my current rate, it will take me 13-15 years to listen to the full LP library. I made inconsistent progress in 2023, listening in waves with long gaps between opportunities. Here’s some of what I listened to this year:

Lou Christie: I once read he was Egyptian. This has proven difficult misinformation to shake. Some goofy goodies in his catalogue.

Eric Clapton: Outside of his 1965-1968 period, I am decidedly not a fan of Clapton as a person or musician. With the exception of his Unplugged album, which has strong moments, nearly everything since Derek & the Dominoes has been criminally dull. I can honestly say I never need to hear his music again.

Petula Clark: Great voice. Sometimes great songs too.

Roy Clark: I like his music best when I can't see him playing it.

The Clash: Tremendous.

Joe Cocker: Great bands behind him. Often great performances too. Not always strong material.

Patsy Cline / Leonard Cohen / Nat King Cole / Perry Como / Sam Cooke: All tremendous.

Ry Cooder: I remain a bit mystified by Ry Cooder. Admired by countless people I enjoy, but his music does nothing for me.

Elvis Costello: A very strong catalogue, and consistently enjoyable.

Cream: Clapton at his best, fighting for space in a tempest of madmen.

Creedence Clearwater Revival: I've never been a big fan. With a few exceptions, the overplayed radio hits remain tiresome. I have a vague memory of their live "Royal Albert Hall" album being strong, and I like their debut album and Cosmo's Factory, but everything in between was pretty plodding and dull overall.

Jim Croce: What a catalogue he might have produced had he lived. Some gigantic tunes.

The Cowsills: The hits still hit.

Bing Crosby: The birth of croon, but not the greatest in his field.

Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and Young): Great when they're good, forgettable when they're not.

Bobby Darin: I love his work, his young voice was one of the all-time greats for that kind of music. As his voice changed, he still used it well, but it was never as magical after the early 1960s.

Dave Cark / The Dave Clark Five: Business genius, funny drummer, some of the best British Invasion songs going. Mike Smith was a tremendously underrated rock & roll singer in his youth.

Deep Purple: Finally listened to the bulk of their peripheral catalogue. Several of their albums are essential for any library. Their early Mk I period is underrated heavy pop, before they found their signature sound. The iconic Mk II period is musically tremendous and lyrically abysmal, and Made In Japan still might be the greatest live album of all time. The Mk III period (and the Tommy Bolin years) weren't as bad as I anticipated, but didn't keep my attention either. The quality of the music seems unconnected to the quality of the album artwork.

Deep Purple solo projects: These range from forgettable to awful in almost every case. Some of Jon Lord's early works are nice to hear, but I love Jon Lord. Still don't understand the appeal of Tommy Bolin.

John Denver: I enjoyed his Rocky Mountain High album, but curiously his two greatest hits albums are painfully weak.

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Alright, I guess. Nothing special. Early shades of Clapton the boring.

Derek & the Dominoes: Sometimes very good.

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This song came out in 2022 rather than 2023. Despite being familiar and a fan of Bill McClintock, I only discovered it a month ago. I've listened to it dozens of times and it might be the greatest mash-up ever made. Maybe even the best thing period.

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No pithy ending for 2023. Be safe. Be well. Good luck going forward in 2024.

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Undying Review (Steam)

For this Undying Review, where Infected by a zombie bite, Anling's days are numbered. She must now fight to survive, not for herself but for her young son, Cody. Ensure Cody's survival in this zombie-infested world by protecting him, searching for safety, and teaching him valuable skills, at any cost.

Undying Review Pros:

- Beautiful low poly graphics. - 1.25GB Download size. - Steam achievements. - Full controller support. - Ten save slots. - Graphics settings - full screen, resolution, graphics quality, and AMD FSR 1.0. - Twitch drops integration. - Can rebind controls for the mouse and keyboard. - Two characters - Anling, and Codey. - Character customisation - head, clothing, and suit. - 3 game difficulties - Tranquil, Adventure, and Fierce. - Excellent voice work. - Hand-drawn art cutscenes with basic animation. - The game takes place during a zombie apocalypse. - You are immediately gripped by the story and style of the game. - 3D game world. - Collect crafting resources and you have a full inventory management system. - Any interactive parts in the world can be done by you or Cody. - So you play the mum Ainling and you are with your son Cody. - Full crafting of materials and items at the correct table. - Your home is your base of operations, but you need to scavenge for parts to fix it up and unlock new crafting capabilities. - Store items in a storage box. (can be upgraded to be bigger) - Food and drink are stored in refrigerators to make them last longer. - You can track recipes or resources so they show on your Hud. - Your character has been bitten by a zombie so you have symptoms menu showing your state and if you have any effects or are on the decline. - Teaching Cody things will improve his stats and make him more reliable and independent so things like teaching him to craft and forage for resources. - Handy mini-map. - The world map fills in as you explore, random events can happen when traveling and your distance is determined by fuel and how upgraded your vehicle is. - Find/learn new tech guides which are basically crafting recipes. - Handy tutorial menu to recap. - You have a set of menu shortcuts. - The right stick is used to give orders to Cody like follow me, stay here, etc. - At times you need to comfort or chat with Cody in order to get him back in the game. - Storage is your central place to put supplies and resources. - Hunger and water meters are at play. - Over time you rebuild your house which then opens up new features like cooking meals and crafting at the bench. - Teach Cody anything you do like crafting, repairing, and cooking, he earns EXP and then unlocks the ability to do these actions himself. - All weapons and tools degrade over time and break. - You get fed missions over time and when you trigger them. - After sleeping you get a breakdown of anything that happened in the night and anything that happened to you like healing or getting warm etc. - Repairing, cooking, and crafting pull resources and materials from the storage. - Despite the dire depressing atmosphere, the game is a lot of fun and it's great just to go out scouting and fixing up your home. - You can break down unwanted items for materials and use them to upgrade items. - When selecting a place on the map you get a breakdown of what's going to happen such as time taken, fuel used, etc. - Full stealth complete with icons over their head to show if they see you. - A bar shows above things like trees, cars, etc to show how much you can keep getting resources from. - Use items to open up doors and lock items. - Meet characters and have multiple-choice encounters and interactions. - The story changes from your actions and interactions, especially with Cody. - Combat varies from melee and ranged weapons. - You can plant food and tend to them. - A great sense of exploration. - Time plays into the game flow as you have to be wary about actions taking time off the clock and you both get tired along with a deadline... - Making noise can attract zombies. - The game does tell a gripping story. - Find mementos and memories from your life amd you place them in your house. - If either of you die then it's game over. - Stealth starts to play a big part, especially in built-up areas.

Undying Review Cons: - Minimal graphics settings. - Had the controller not work on boot up a fair few times. - Cannot rebind controls. - You get fully voiced cutscenes and sequences then the bulk of the game is text with a few noises or the odd word thrown out. - No auto-scroll for the interactions. - At times Cody asks to do something so you let him and you just get told he can't do it yet. - The tutorial stuff is very sporadic and minimal, I never felt early on like I knew what to do or what the best way to tackle situations was. - I didn't even get told about how to navigate the menus properly and it made progress harder than it should have been. - Despite Steam saying otherwise, the controller does indeed work. - The camera is set and in a game, like this, it makes seeing things very hard and frustrating in combat/stealth. - A lot of additional inventory management like having to equip weapons/tools even when you pick them up, it feels like it should be a pickup and equip or have the option. - Most of the time you are just having Cody watching and learning the whole time. - It takes ages to teach Cody actions and it just drags on too much. - The comforting of Cody is fine in places but it honestly feels like a way to add another layer to a simple task. Related Post: DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing Rally Edition Review

Undying: Official website. Developer: Vanimals Publisher: SKYSTONE Store Links - Steam Read the full article

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